Cats and dogs have this many cervical vertebrae.
What is seven?
This directional term is used to describe something farther away from the center of the body.
What is distal?
This injectable agent is ultra fast acting and used for quick induction.
What is Propofol?
This shorthand is used for prescriptions to instruct use as once a day or twice a day, respectively.
What is SID and BID?
A disruption of the gut biome.
What is dysbiosis?
The long bones of the pelvic limbs are the femur, tibia and ______.
What is the fibula?
This separates the thorax and abdomen.
What is the diaphragm?
Flumazanil is used to reverse this class of drugs.
What are benzodiazepines?
This type of medication can be administered topically and then get absorbed systemically. Like on the pinna, for example.
What is a transdermal medication?
If blood pressure decreases, heart rate should ______
What is increase?
This curved bony structure sits below the eye socket, commonly known as “the cheekbone”.
What is the zygomatic arch?
This plane divides the body into the cranial and caudal sections.
What is the transverse plane?
This opioid has 50-100 times the potency of morphine and is the most potent of its class.
What is Fentanyl?
These types of drugs are regulated by the FDA and DEA.
What are controlled substances?
The junction between two neurons, in which neurotransmitters are transmitted.
What is a synapse?
The femoral head sits in this socket.
What is the acetabulum?
The mouth is divided into quadrants, this is the number assigned to the lower left quadrant.
What is the 3rd quadrant?
This opioid works as an agonist and antagonist at the Mu receptors.
What is butorphanol?
This class of antibiotics was discovered by Alexander Flemings in 1928.
What are penicillins?
These are specialized sensory receptors that detect harmful stimuli and convert them into neural impulses.
What are nociceptors?
This is the name for the small, hinged bones in a dog's ear canal that transmit sound vibrations.
What are the ossicles?
Brachycephalic is the word used to describe a short muzzled animal. This word is used to describe an elongated muzzle.
What is dolichocephalic?
This class of drug increases cardiac contractility.
What are positive inotropes?
This organ releases erythropoietin, signaling the bone marrow to make more red blood cells, in response to low oxygen levels.
What are the kidneys?